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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 7 |
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 6f05e36..7b0dc35 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2015-12-09 Luis Machado <lgustavo@codesourcery.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Variable Objects): Update text to mention + -var-set-format's new zero-hexadecimal format. + 2015-12-08 Pierre-Marie de Rodat <derodat@adacore.com> * gdb.texinfo (Ada Mode Into): Move overloading support diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 9f72c52..be39f1c 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -28980,13 +28980,18 @@ The syntax for the @var{format-spec} is as follows: @smallexample @var{format-spec} @expansion{} - @{binary | decimal | hexadecimal | octal | natural@} + @{binary | decimal | hexadecimal | octal | natural | zero-hexadecimal@} @end smallexample The natural format is the default format choosen automatically based on the variable type (like decimal for an @code{int}, hex for pointers, etc.). +The zero-hexadecimal format has a representation similar to hexadecimal +but with padding zeroes to the left of the value. For example, a 32-bit +hexadecimal value of 0x1234 would be represented as 0x00001234 in the +zero-hexadecimal format. + For a variable with children, the format is set only on the variable itself, and the children are not affected. |